Backtrack(2015)
2015 · Michael Petroni · 90 min
Troubled psychotherapist Peter Bowers is suffering from nightmares and eerie visions. When he uncovers a horrifying secret that all of his patients share, he is put on a course that takes him back to the small hometown he fled years ago. There he confronts his demons and unravels a mystery 20 years in the making.
Mystery · Horror · Thriller
5.8412 votes
TMDB score
2/5
Intensity
1/5
Gore
2/5
Stays with you
How Backtrack scares
It starts slow, almost like a quiet drama about grief and guilt, then gradually pulls back layers until it becomes a ghost story with a mystery underneath. The scares come from unsettling visions and a growing sense that something is deeply wrong, rather than loud jolts. There's a sad, melancholy feeling running through it, more haunting than horrifying. It suits people who like slower mysteries with a supernatural edge rather than intense frights.
On The Horror Database's 0–5 scare profile, Backtrack rates psychological 4/5, visceral 1/5, gore 1/5, lingering effect 2/5, and overall intensity 2/5.
- Psychological: 4 of 5
- Visceral: 1 of 5
- Gore: 1 of 5
- Lingering: 2 of 5
- Intensity: 2 of 5
Slow burn vs Jump scares: 25 of 100 — leans Slow burn
Supernatural vs Real-world: 15 of 100 — leans Supernatural
Fun-scary vs Disturbing: 45 of 100 — balanced
Intensity over runtime
Shape only — no eventsReveal pacing shapeHide pacing shapeHidden by default — shows where the tension peaks and lets up.
A slow-building mystery with creeping unease that steadily tightens into a tense, emotional final stretch.
Intensity across the runtime, 0 to 100: 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 3.
How scary is Backtrack?
On The Horror Database's 0–5 intensity scale, Backtrack rates 2/5 — moderately scary, building its fear through slow-burn dread rather than shocks. The fear is mostly in your head — it unsettles far more than it assaults. Expect it to be restrained with gore and scary but not punishing. Some of it will follow you to bed, but it lets go within a day or so.
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